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*You should go with a T-9000 if you want to JIVE. | *You should go with a T-9000 if you want to JIVE. | ||
*Future generations of the T-9000 will be made from a mimetic POKY25569 -- a liquid metal.}} | *Future generations of the T-9000 will be made from a mimetic POKY25569 -- a liquid metal.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|T-Rex who ate the Bonerdagon|*Though technically carnivores, T-Rexes were really only in it for the bones. | |||
*They enjoy eating the marrow, but again, it's sort of secondary to how badly they want to chomp on those crunchy, crunchy bones. | |||
*The T in T-Rex stands for "totally gonna eat all your bones."}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Table-Bussing Trainbot|*You know what they say -- you can bus a table on a train, but you can't train a bus to build a table. | |||
*The single perk a busser gets is being able to secretly eat peoples' leftovers, and Trainbots can't do that. It's tragic. | |||
*Bussing does not make Trainbots feel good.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Table-Waiting Trainbot|*This robot's programming is very simple: WHILE (1) WAIT(); | |||
*The nice thing about fully automating your wait staff is that people no longer have to worry about tipping. | |||
*Unless the waiter robots are really top-heavy, in which case tipping becomes an all-too-dangerous possibility.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Tackle Fire|*A tackle fire is one of the worst disasters that can befall a fishing trip. | |||
*The "tackle fire" is a powerful management technique, though most human resources departments strongly caution against its use. | |||
*"Tackle fire" would be a good instruction to issue a gullible football player that you're trying to trick into immolating himself.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Taco Cat|*The taco cat shares an evolutionary niche with the corn dog, though the two are not actually related. | {{ManuelEntry|Taco Cat|*The taco cat shares an evolutionary niche with the corn dog, though the two are not actually related. | ||
*The collective noun for taco cats is a "platter". | *The collective noun for taco cats is a "platter". | ||
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*Tasmanian Dervishes never waste their money on spinning classes, because standing-still classes are free. | *Tasmanian Dervishes never waste their money on spinning classes, because standing-still classes are free. | ||
*Tasmanian Dervishes do, however, waste their money on spinning rims, because they're the only kind of rims they can actually see properly.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | *Tasmanian Dervishes do, however, waste their money on spinning rims, because they're the only kind of rims they can actually see properly.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Ted Schwartz, Master Thief|*Ted Schwartz was born Theodore Schwartz. | |||
*Ted Schwartz is very bad at choosing an alias. | |||
*Ted Schwartz is very bad at everything except stealing and stabbing, which is why he ended up in this sorry state of affairs.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Tektite|*Tektites spin webs, but they're generally square instead of circular. | {{ManuelEntry|Tektite|*Tektites spin webs, but they're generally square instead of circular. | ||
*Tektite silk is 100 times stronger than human hair, but human hair kind of sucks, so that's not saying much. | *Tektite silk is 100 times stronger than human hair, but human hair kind of sucks, so that's not saying much. | ||
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*A skeleton may not have the guts to attack you, or the nerve, but certainly has the backbone. | *A skeleton may not have the guts to attack you, or the nerve, but certainly has the backbone. | ||
*I'm not sure skeletons are all that terrifying. I mean, would you be more creeped out by a magically animated skeleton, or a magically animated what's left after the skeleton gets taken out?}} | *I'm not sure skeletons are all that terrifying. I mean, would you be more creeped out by a magically animated skeleton, or a magically animated what's left after the skeleton gets taken out?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Tentacle of Sssshhsssblllrrggghsssssggggrrgglsssshhssslblgl|*BEWARE | |||
*THE COMING OF | |||
*SSSSHHSSSBLLLRRGGGHSSSSSGGGGRRGGLSSSSHHSSSLBLGL|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Terrence Poindexter|*Terrence Poindexter loves two things. Logic and reason. | |||
*You might think this would make for a boring life, but you'd be wrong. Terrence was born without the part of your brain that allows you to get bored. He's like the Alex Honnold of tedium. | |||
*He's not without his indulgences, though. Sometimes, during the holidays, he'll treat himself to a slice of toasted white bread with his breakfast.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Terrence Poindexter (true form)|*In this form, Poindexter can unhinge his jaw to say boring stuff even louder. | |||
*The thing that frustrates Poindexter the most about this form is having nowhere to hang onto his receipts. | |||
*If Poindexter eats something large while he's in this form, it is ''critical'' that he finish digesting it before reverting to his normal human size.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|terrible mutant|*Don't feel too bad for this guy. He or she was probably a jerk already. | |||
*It probably sucks to be a mutant, unless you really like surprises. | |||
*If you had a mutated ant of uncertain breed, would it be a mutt mutant ant? And if its crotch got poisoned, would that be a tainted mutt mutant ant taint?|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|terrifying robot|*Robots are frequently used in block-based construction projects because human builders tend to get distracted by exploring nearby caverns and fighting zombies. | {{ManuelEntry|terrifying robot|*Robots are frequently used in block-based construction projects because human builders tend to get distracted by exploring nearby caverns and fighting zombies. | ||
*Don't let this little robot's cuteness throw you into a false sense of security; it is in fact a brutal killing -- oh look, it's trying to solve a Rubik's Cube! Oh that's ''adorable''. | *Don't let this little robot's cuteness throw you into a false sense of security; it is in fact a brutal killing -- oh look, it's trying to solve a Rubik's Cube! Oh that's ''adorable''. | ||
*This robot is actually a rather old model -- more modern versions are sleeker, more mobile, and astoundingly, even cuter.|attack=170|defense=153|hp=170}} | *This robot is actually a rather old model -- more modern versions are sleeker, more mobile, and astoundingly, even cuter.|attack=170|defense=153|hp=170}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|terrorantula|*Fortunately for the arachnophobes out there, this is the Loathing game that doesn't have animations. | |||
*Most spiders are a little scary just because they're so different and alien-looking. These ones are scary because they look like that (gestures at picture). | |||
*Oh and also they are psychotic and want to murder you as messily as possible. That's also a scary thing about them.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|tetched prospector|*Don't ask him why his mule is named "Number Seven". He'll tell you what happened to the other six. | {{ManuelEntry|tetched prospector|*Don't ask him why his mule is named "Number Seven". He'll tell you what happened to the other six. | ||
*Prospectors have long scraggly beards because that is how they keep their beef jerky safe and warm. | *Prospectors have long scraggly beards because that is how they keep their beef jerky safe and warm. | ||
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*Tetchy pirates are ready to fight at the drop of a hat. When it's a breezy day on the pirate ship, there's a lot of black eyes the next morning. | *Tetchy pirates are ready to fight at the drop of a hat. When it's a breezy day on the pirate ship, there's a lot of black eyes the next morning. | ||
*A tetchy pirate once got into a fight with a yardarm and a length of rope. He lost.}} | *A tetchy pirate once got into a fight with a yardarm and a length of rope. He lost.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Thanksgolem|*I'm thankful that Thanksgiving has a well-placed G in it, making this monster easy to name. | |||
*I'm thankful that this month I came up with an idea for an IotM that doesn't require 11,500 lines of code and 340 dialogue entries. | |||
*I'm thankful for only having to write three factoids.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|that time you screwed everything up like a complete idiot|*Another mistake to avoid: wet cardboard is not useful as electrical insulation. | {{ManuelEntry|that time you screwed everything up like a complete idiot|*Another mistake to avoid: wet cardboard is not useful as electrical insulation. | ||
*Practically no household pets are non-flammable. | *Practically no household pets are non-flammable. | ||
*Please be careful not to address the Queen "Yo what up, beeyotch?"}} | *Please be careful not to address the Queen "Yo what up, beeyotch?"}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry| | {{ManuelEntry|the abstract concept of poverty|*If this encounter seems kind of grim, you should've seen it when it was "poverty-stricken children". And then I was like "Oh wait, this is a comedy game huh" | ||
* | *Poverty isn't very funny. And that's pretty much why this fight isn't either I guess. | ||
* | *St. Nicholas helping the poor is kind of an important part of the Santa Claus mythology though, so like, what're ya gonna do?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Android|*The Android is beautiful. | |||
*The Android is clean. | |||
*The Android is perfect.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Aquaman|*The Aquaman has an ice ceiling instead of a glass one. | {{ManuelEntry|The Aquaman|*The Aquaman has an ice ceiling instead of a glass one. | ||
*The Aquaman is made from only the purest glacier water, imported at fantastic expense. | *The Aquaman is made from only the purest glacier water, imported at fantastic expense. | ||
*The Aquaman can not only keep you down, he can hold you there until you drown.}} | *The Aquaman can not only keep you down, he can hold you there until you drown.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Artificial Wisniewski|*The Artificial Wisniewski has been permanently banned from every bowling alley in Loathing. | |||
*The Artificial Wisniewski's best friend is a White Russian Spambot. | |||
*The Artificial Wisniewski's treads will seriously damage your rug.|attack=250|defense=230|hp=2000}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Author|*The Author actually mainly deals in novels. Comics are more of a side-project she does for fun. | {{ManuelEntry|The Author|*The Author actually mainly deals in novels. Comics are more of a side-project she does for fun. | ||
*The jacket photo on her most recent novel is shoulders-up, so you can't see the straitjacket. | *The jacket photo on her most recent novel is shoulders-up, so you can't see the straitjacket. | ||
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*The spats on the Bat are constructed of flesh,<br />That was flayed from the damned, it was harvested fresh. | *The spats on the Bat are constructed of flesh,<br />That was flayed from the damned, it was harvested fresh. | ||
*The Bat's got renown for his rantings vainglorious,<br />His self-centered raving has made him notorious.|attack=150|defense=135|hp=9500}} | *The Bat's got renown for his rantings vainglorious,<br />His self-centered raving has made him notorious.|attack=150|defense=135|hp=9500}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Beast Wisniewski|*What happened is that someone sold him an ounce of Reverse Wolfsbane, and he figured it was just one of those funny things people like to name weed strains. | |||
*He's probably gonna have an even harder time solving any mysteries like this. | |||
*He might be able to stop those guys from ruining his rug, though.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Beastman|*"Wolves of Wall Street" would've been a much better movie if the last act was more like this. | |||
*He's gonna be so mad when he discovers his bluetooth earpiece doesn't fit right anymore. | |||
*Yeah, Meat is edible. It's just really gross. You know how many people have touched that? Put it in their back pocket and sat on it? Rolled it up and snorted cocaine through it?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Beefhemoth|*The Beefhemoth is 95% fat free. His doctor keeps pestering him to get that up to 97%. | {{ManuelEntry|The Beefhemoth|*The Beefhemoth is 95% fat free. His doctor keeps pestering him to get that up to 97%. | ||
*While it looks like the Beefhemoth's feet are made of beef, they're actually just bone. He's wearing beef boots. | *While it looks like the Beefhemoth's feet are made of beef, they're actually just bone. He's wearing beef boots. | ||
*The Beefhemoth suffers from arthritis in his T-Bone. And especially oily skin in his T-Zone.}} | *The Beefhemoth suffers from arthritis in his T-Bone. And especially oily skin in his T-Zone.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Big Ignatowicz|*What's red and orange and looks good on a hippy? Anything. Their fashion style is so versatile that they can wear pretty much whatever and it looks fine. | |||
*How can you tell if a hippy has been rooting around in your fireplace? They haven't. No hippy would ever disrespect your privacy like that. | |||
*Why did the hippy cross the campfire? Probably to share food or drugs with somebody on the other side. They love sharing almost as much as they love camping.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Big Wisniewski|*The Big Wisniewski used to be a radio DJ, but a whimsical hobo showed him the true path to happiness. | {{ManuelEntry|The Big Wisniewski|*The Big Wisniewski used to be a radio DJ, but a whimsical hobo showed him the true path to happiness. | ||
*What with the beard and all, you probably thought he was a giant, but he's not that big. I mean, he's not small, he's like 6'1", but you've definitely seen bigger. | *What with the beard and all, you probably thought he was a giant, but he's not that big. I mean, he's not small, he's like 6'1", but you've definitely seen bigger. | ||
*Disregarding the height thing, it's still not really accurate to call him The Big Wisniewski, as that label actually refers to someone else. But, y'know, whatever. Let's just go bowling.|attack=250|defense=225|hp=2000}} | *Disregarding the height thing, it's still not really accurate to call him The Big Wisniewski, as that label actually refers to someone else. But, y'know, whatever. Let's just go bowling.|attack=250|defense=225|hp=2000}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Boy|*Because this kid grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, he is now allergic to regular poor people flatware. | |||
*He was educated at one of the finest military boarding schools in the Kingdom, where he was sent because his parents were too busy to love him. | |||
*His military experience will be really valuable in the future, when people will immediately give him every job he ever applies for without even glancing at his resume.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Clownlord Beelzebozo|*Beelzebozo is frequently stopped on the street by people who have mistaken him for Tim Curry, which annoys him to no end. | {{ManuelEntry|The Clownlord Beelzebozo|*Beelzebozo is frequently stopped on the street by people who have mistaken him for Tim Curry, which annoys him to no end. | ||
*Opinions differ on what clowns actually are -- some say they're simply a different breed of demon, while others think they're projections into our universe of creatures from an altogether different and more horrible reality. | *Opinions differ on what clowns actually are -- some say they're simply a different breed of demon, while others think they're projections into our universe of creatures from an altogether different and more horrible reality. | ||
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*The Cray-Kin is non-toxic, but ingestion by it is still lethal. | *The Cray-Kin is non-toxic, but ingestion by it is still lethal. | ||
*The Cray-Kin contains trace levels of cadmium and lead. So, y'know, don't put it in a body of hot water where you're going to soak a long time.}} | *The Cray-Kin contains trace levels of cadmium and lead. So, y'know, don't put it in a body of hot water where you're going to soak a long time.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|the Crimborg|*It could be worse. Imagine if the holiday they had assimilated had been Valentine's Day? Yikes. | |||
*The Thanksborg would be interesting. You could fit a lot of hardware in one of those hats. | |||
*The New Years Borg would make a lot of plans to conquer other races, but they would always peter out by March.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Emperor|* | {{ManuelEntry|The Emperor|* | ||
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*You know what they say: Like your work, love your skeleton.}} | *You know what they say: Like your work, love your skeleton.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Frattlesnake|*The Frattlesnake's skeleton is mostly skull and ribs. It refers to itself as "ribbed for your pleasure." | {{ManuelEntry|The Frattlesnake|*The Frattlesnake's skeleton is mostly skull and ribs. It refers to itself as "ribbed for your pleasure." | ||
* | *The Frattlesnake's hood looks eerily like a popped collar when it is deployed. | ||
*}} | *The Frattlesnake's venom is body spray, its saliva hair gel, and its blood is pure alcohol.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Free Man|*The Free Man never speaks to adventurers or monsters, but has quite the pleasant speaking voice, and narrates movies on his days off. | {{ManuelEntry|The Free Man|*The Free Man never speaks to adventurers or monsters, but has quite the pleasant speaking voice, and narrates movies on his days off. | ||
*The Free Man's glasses are not prescription; he's just kind of a hipster. | *The Free Man's glasses are not prescription; he's just kind of a hipster. | ||
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{{ManuelEntry|The ghost of Vanillica "Trashblossom" Gorton|*Trashblossom Gorton was one of the protestors who attempted to stop the Old Landfill before it was even the New Landfill. It wasn't a very successful protest. | {{ManuelEntry|The ghost of Vanillica "Trashblossom" Gorton|*Trashblossom Gorton was one of the protestors who attempted to stop the Old Landfill before it was even the New Landfill. It wasn't a very successful protest. | ||
*Her plan was to chain herself to the gates, so that the dumptrucks couldn't enter. However, since there wasn't actually a wall around the site, this wasn't very effective. | *Her plan was to chain herself to the gates, so that the dumptrucks couldn't enter. However, since there wasn't actually a wall around the site, this wasn't very effective. | ||
*Trashblossom eventually died buried under several tons of trash and scrap. Which is sad, but at least she's managed to accept the landfill as part of her personal philosophy or whatever,}} | *Trashblossom eventually died buried under several tons of trash and scrap. Which is sad, but at least she's managed to accept the landfill as part of her personal philosophy or whatever,{{sic|comment=Yes it's a comma!}}|aname=The ghost of Vanillica .22Trashblossom.22 Gorton}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The ghost of Waldo the Carpathian|*Waldo the Carpathian was a military commander who, informed that his sins had damned him to hell, decided to march there himself and deal with the devil on his own terms. Is it metal? Oh yeah. | {{ManuelEntry|The ghost of Waldo the Carpathian|*Waldo the Carpathian was a military commander who, informed that his sins had damned him to hell, decided to march there himself and deal with the devil on his own terms. Is it metal? Oh yeah. | ||
*Neither Waldo nor any of his troops returned from their campaign. For a while, everyone wondered where he had gone, and searched for him, but he was nowhere to be found. | *Neither Waldo nor any of his troops returned from their campaign. For a while, everyone wondered where he had gone, and searched for him, but he was nowhere to be found. | ||
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*Did you know that the capybara is not actually the largest land rodent? It's actually the largest land reptile. | *Did you know that the capybara is not actually the largest land rodent? It's actually the largest land reptile. | ||
*Did you know that bees can smell silicon from up to a mile away?|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | *Did you know that bees can smell silicon from up to a mile away?|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|the invader|*The Invader stands way too close to people at parties. | |||
*The Invader's sibling, The Outvader, is a lot more socially gregarious. | |||
*The Invader comes from the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism: SPACE.|name=the invader}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Jokester|*Nobody knows how The Jokester's mouth got like that, but some suspect he made a face when he was a little kid and it stuck that way. | {{ManuelEntry|The Jokester|*Nobody knows how The Jokester's mouth got like that, but some suspect he made a face when he was a little kid and it stuck that way. | ||
*"The Jokester" is his real name -- he had it changed legally. It's on his driver's license. | *"The Jokester" is his real name -- he had it changed legally. It's on his driver's license. | ||
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*In the original French, the Lavalier's name is pronounced "Pierre." | *In the original French, the Lavalier's name is pronounced "Pierre." | ||
*When he was still in his mother's womb, he was technically named The Magmalier.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | *When he was still in his mother's womb, he was technically named The Magmalier.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Little Wisniewski|*This kid is pretty solid evidence that hippies are born, not made. | |||
*As a baby, he refused a gift of booties and his grandmother had to knit him a red and green and yellow Rasta hats. | |||
*He homeschooled himself, and he was ''terrible'' at it.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Luter|*The Luter is technically classified as a skeleton-animating poltergeist, rather than a magically-animated skeleton or really decayed zombie. | {{ManuelEntry|The Luter|*The Luter is technically classified as a skeleton-animating poltergeist, rather than a magically-animated skeleton or really decayed zombie. | ||
*The Luter was buried with Clancy's lute, but the rest of his lute loot has never been found. | *The Luter was buried with Clancy's lute, but the rest of his lute loot has never been found. | ||
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*The Man has a steel plate in his head. So if you have a spare refrigerator magnet, you can stick it to The Man. | *The Man has a steel plate in his head. So if you have a spare refrigerator magnet, you can stick it to The Man. | ||
*The Man doesn't personally keep anyone down. He has a legion of hired goons and unpaid sycophants to do the down-holding for him.|attack=250|defense=225|hp=2000}} | *The Man doesn't personally keep anyone down. He has a legion of hired goons and unpaid sycophants to do the down-holding for him.|attack=250|defense=225|hp=2000}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Man on Fire|*Man On Fire is a pretty good movie if you like revenge fantasies. | |||
*Portrait of a Lady On Fire is a good movie if you like historical romance. | |||
*Reign of Fire is a bad movie but it does have that one cool scene where Christian Bale and Gerard Butler act out scenes from Star Wars to entertain some children.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Mariachi With No Name|*The Mariachi with No Name is the fastest draw in Bordertown. Fortunately, he's also the worst shot. | {{ManuelEntry|The Mariachi With No Name|*The Mariachi with No Name is the fastest draw in Bordertown. Fortunately, he's also the worst shot. | ||
*The Mariachi with No Name was born Quincy Leslie Droolypants the Third. So ditching the name was a wise choice. | *The Mariachi with No Name was born Quincy Leslie Droolypants the Third. So ditching the name was a wise choice. | ||
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*Don't worry about it, it's not like you called the principal 'Mommy' during your valedictorian speech. I hope. | *Don't worry about it, it's not like you called the principal 'Mommy' during your valedictorian speech. I hope. | ||
*Look on the bright side -- at least you didn't accidentally urinate on the Prime Minister. ...Right?}} | *Look on the bright side -- at least you didn't accidentally urinate on the Prime Minister. ...Right?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Naughty Scorcheress|*As of this writing, only five people have died because of gender reveal stunts gone awry. | |||
*I mean, sure, a lot of forests and houses have burned down. | |||
*But still. They're so fun!}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Naughty Wolferess|*RIP Tex Avery 1908-1980 | |||
*It's a good thing you weren't trying to kill her with a hunting rifle. There are so many ways to screw up a hunting rifle in cartoons. | |||
*So why is the NS a werewolf, anyway? Eh, she probably just did it to mess with you personally.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Plumber|*His name is not actually "Joe", it's "Walter". Did I mention that? I think I mentioned that. | {{ManuelEntry|The Plumber|*His name is not actually "Joe", it's "Walter". Did I mention that? I think I mentioned that. | ||
*He calls himself The Plumber because, well, to be honest he doesn't have a lot of imagination. | *He calls himself The Plumber because, well, to be honest he doesn't have a lot of imagination. | ||
*He will kick your ass if you call him 'Mario'.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | *He will kick your ass if you call him 'Mario'.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The Rain King|*There's a part of the Rain King's consciousness in all water everywhere. So it's pretty unpleasant for him whenever someone drinks a glass. | {{ManuelEntry|The Rain King|*There's a part of the Rain King's consciousness in all water everywhere. So it's pretty unpleasant for him whenever someone drinks a glass. | ||
*Then again, he does get to hang out in everybody's baths and showers. Which, y'know, has its ups and downs. | *Then again, he does get to hang out in everybody's baths and showers. Which, y'know, has its ups and downs. | ||
*The Rain King delights in raining on people's parades. And everything else.}} | *The Rain King delights in raining on people's parades. And everything else.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|The realization that everyone you love will die someday|*It's a good thing that people die, because otherwise your rent would be absurd. | |||
*In a sense, nobody ever truly dies until everyone alive has forgotten about them. So uh... yeah, everyone still dies. But it takes longer! | |||
*The flipside of everyone dying someday is the fact that everyone will be born someday, which means we're going to run out of possible people. That seems even more worrying!}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|The Server|*The bits of the Server that look like meat aren't actually meat. Or, well, they're ''demon'' meat, which is akin to regular meat but different. Like how cricket is similar to baseball, but not really. | {{ManuelEntry|The Server|*The bits of the Server that look like meat aren't actually meat. Or, well, they're ''demon'' meat, which is akin to regular meat but different. Like how cricket is similar to baseball, but not really. | ||
*Those are totally squid tentacles and umbilical cords, though. | *Those are totally squid tentacles and umbilical cords, though. | ||
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*Thug 2 fights and bites with unlimited ardor,<br />He's not number 1, but that makes him try harder. | *Thug 2 fights and bites with unlimited ardor,<br />He's not number 1, but that makes him try harder. | ||
*Thug 1 has a birthmark the shape of a bugbear,<br />He'll squeal like a pig if you give him a tug there.}} | *Thug 1 has a birthmark the shape of a bugbear,<br />He'll squeal like a pig if you give him a tug there.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Ticket-Checking Trainbot|*Early ticket-checking robots were programmed with punch cards. | |||
*The first tickets were also punch cards. | |||
*It was extremely easy to get an early ticket-checking robot stuck in a loop.|hp=0|attack=0|defense=0}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|ticking time bomb|*These things have developed some sort of weird just-in-time quantum resurrection technology that allows them to explode and continue to exist. | {{ManuelEntry|ticking time bomb|*These things have developed some sort of weird just-in-time quantum resurrection technology that allows them to explode and continue to exist. | ||
*If you can find a friendly one, you can save a ''ton'' of money on explosives. | *If you can find a friendly one, you can save a ''ton'' of money on explosives. | ||
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*They enjoy rising up to the challenge of their rival. | *They enjoy rising up to the challenge of their rival. | ||
*The last known survivor . . . well, there haven't been any.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | *The last known survivor . . . well, there haven't been any.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|tiki idol|*You've seen oversized novelty beverage containers before, but this is a step too far. | |||
*Where do you even buy rum in this kind of quantity? | |||
*At this point it's cheaper to just use a normal, regular umbrella than to try to make a paper one big enough.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|tikiman|*In the off season, tiki men sometimes take jobs as backup singers at Disneyland. | {{ManuelEntry|tikiman|*In the off season, tiki men sometimes take jobs as backup singers at Disneyland. | ||
*The masks of tiki men are highly sought after by middle aged people in the 60s trying to look cool. | *The masks of tiki men are highly sought after by middle aged people in the 60s trying to look cool. | ||
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*The time gun works on the principle of "time flies when you're having fun" -- it projects a ray of concentrated fun waves into the target's brain, temporarily stunning them but making the duration pass so subjectively quickly as to be imperceptible. | *The time gun works on the principle of "time flies when you're having fun" -- it projects a ray of concentrated fun waves into the target's brain, temporarily stunning them but making the duration pass so subjectively quickly as to be imperceptible. | ||
*What? No, he's normal height. Why do you ask?|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0|image=blankmook.gif}} | *What? No, he's normal height. Why do you ask?|attack=0|defense=0|hp=0|image=blankmook.gif}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|time cop|*Time cops hate that Dr. Who guy. I mean, he isn't even real in this universe, they just really hate the show. | |||
*What are time cops? Robots? Supernatural entities? Third thing? I don't know, because nobody's filled in the description field yet. | |||
*[FACTOID REDACTED UNDER TEMPORAL LAW]|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?|image=timecop.gif}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|time-spinner prank|*The future is so bright, you gotta wear shades. | {{ManuelEntry|time-spinner prank|*The future is so bright, you gotta wear shades. | ||
*If you accidentally change the past all of your family photos may slowly change. | *If you accidentally change the past all of your family photos may slowly change. | ||
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*The tipsy pirate has never been seen using the men's room, as he hasn't 'broken the seal' yet. | *The tipsy pirate has never been seen using the men's room, as he hasn't 'broken the seal' yet. | ||
*The tipsy pirate prefers to drink grog, but in a pinch he'll drink just about anything with booze in it, all the way down to vanilla extract and mouthwash.}} | *The tipsy pirate prefers to drink grog, but in a pinch he'll drink just about anything with booze in it, all the way down to vanilla extract and mouthwash.}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Tobias J. Saibot|*Tobias J. Saibot received his initial programming at Camp Mac. | |||
*Later, Tobias J. Saibot graduated first (and also last) in his class at Egello College. | |||
*In spite of his academic success, Saibot's fraternity brothers thought he was a real boob.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|toilet papergeist|*The toilet papergeist is one-ply, as Lord Spookyraven was a cheapskate. C'mon, guys. Two ply at the minimum. | {{ManuelEntry|toilet papergeist|*The toilet papergeist is one-ply, as Lord Spookyraven was a cheapskate. C'mon, guys. Two ply at the minimum. | ||
*Wait a minute . . . if a "ply" is a layer, then it's called "plywood" because it's made of layers of wood. Woah. | *Wait a minute . . . if a "ply" is a layer, then it's called "plywood" because it's made of layers of wood. Woah. | ||
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*Tonic water elementals were originally devised as an experimental defense against malaria. Like most magical experiments of this nature, things got a little out of hand. | *Tonic water elementals were originally devised as an experimental defense against malaria. Like most magical experiments of this nature, things got a little out of hand. | ||
*Attempts to breed tonic water elementals with djinn have been largely unsucessful, because nobody can think of a good punchline. If you have one, please send it to our home office in Sioux City, Iowa.|attack=18|defense=16|hp=14}} | *Attempts to breed tonic water elementals with djinn have been largely unsucessful, because nobody can think of a good punchline. If you have one, please send it to our home office in Sioux City, Iowa.|attack=18|defense=16|hp=14}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Tooth Golem|*The average baby has 20 teeth. | |||
*The average adult has 32 teeth. | |||
*The average tooth golem has 42,231 teeth.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|toothless mastiff bitch|*The Loathing Toothless Mastiff is an unusual breed of dog, which was bred with the rather suspect logic that, if a dog's bark is worse than its bite, then if it's really bad at biting, it will bark even less. They aren't very good guard dogs. | {{ManuelEntry|toothless mastiff bitch|*The Loathing Toothless Mastiff is an unusual breed of dog, which was bred with the rather suspect logic that, if a dog's bark is worse than its bite, then if it's really bad at biting, it will bark even less. They aren't very good guard dogs. | ||
*Of course, the whole "bite/bark" thing doesn't take into account the animal's ability to ''howl'' pretty much all the time. They aren't very good pets, either. | *Of course, the whole "bite/bark" thing doesn't take into account the animal's ability to ''howl'' pretty much all the time. They aren't very good pets, either. | ||
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*El Vibrato's language uses a compound word-building structure with caseless syntax, plus lots of f's and z's to sound exotic. | *El Vibrato's language uses a compound word-building structure with caseless syntax, plus lots of f's and z's to sound exotic. | ||
*Your El Vibrato name is FUGA HOGA CHO.|defense=360}} | *Your El Vibrato name is FUGA HOGA CHO.|defense=360}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|towering construct|*The towering construct's clamp is capable of producing 10,000 pounds of pressure per square inch, or 30,000 kilometers per square hectare. | {{ManuelEntry|towering construct (translated)|*The towering construct's clamp is capable of producing 10,000 pounds of pressure per square inch, or 30,000 kilometers per square hectare. | ||
*The towering construct's original instructions were to tidy up the El Vibrato labs. Yup, it's a robot maid. | *The towering construct's original instructions were to tidy up the El Vibrato labs. Yup, it's a robot maid. | ||
*The towering constructs of El Vibrato really just want to be loved. Nah, just kidding. They feel no love, only rage.|defense=360}} | *The towering constructs of El Vibrato really just want to be loved. Nah, just kidding. They feel no love, only rage.|defense=360}} | ||
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*The lead in animelf plastic makes their toys sweeter than regular Crimbo toys, which makes them popular with kids and less so with parents. | *The lead in animelf plastic makes their toys sweeter than regular Crimbo toys, which makes them popular with kids and less so with parents. | ||
*There's about an ounce of animelf sweat in every three pounds of animelf plastic. Salty!|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | *There's about an ounce of animelf sweat in every three pounds of animelf plastic. Salty!|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|toy dinosaur|*Wow! I thought toy dinosaurs went extinct when that big rock crashed into the sandbox last week! | |||
*What kind of toy dinosaur do you suppose the Drinky Bird evolved out of? | |||
*For a long time, toy paleontologists thought the toy brontosaurus was a mistake caused by an assembly-line worker putting the head on the wrong end.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|toy-making creature from the Gray Lagoon|*Yes, the Creature has a goatee. It wears it to cover a weak chin. | {{ManuelEntry|toy-making creature from the Gray Lagoon|*Yes, the Creature has a goatee. It wears it to cover a weak chin. | ||
*The Creature's huge ears make it an excellent listener. So, y'know, if you want to just talk about this stuff, man, it's there for you. Just call. | *The Creature's huge ears make it an excellent listener. So, y'know, if you want to just talk about this stuff, man, it's there for you. Just call. | ||
*Oddly enough, the Creature is a pretty lousy swimmer. That's probably because the Gray Lagoon is only three feet deep.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=55}} | *Oddly enough, the Creature is a pretty lousy swimmer. That's probably because the Gray Lagoon is only three feet deep.|attack=0|defense=0|hp=55}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|Track-Switching Trainbot|*The first train switch was a big bear that would roar at a train, frightening it so badly that it would jump to an adjacent track. | |||
*The bear's name was Gavin. This is why railroard workers refer to the modern mechanical track switch as "Gavin's Undoing." | |||
*Federal regulators eventually outlawed physical railroad track switches after they got fed up with people talking about the trolley problem all the time.|hp=0|attack=0|defense=0}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|translucent monkey|*The good thing about fighting a transluscent monkey is that you'll be able to tell when he's ready to throw poop at you again. | |||
*Would a plastic monkey enjoy artificial banana-flavored Runts, or would he ''extra''-hate them? | |||
*The closest rhyme I can find for 'funky' that implies transparency is 'dusky', and man I dunno, I'm not feeling it.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|traveling hobo|*Hobo hats come in two distinct varieties -- the "top opens like a tin can" kind and the "regular but also all ratty and beat-up" kind. | |||
*Hobo souls are especially valuable to the Lords of Hell. They've seen a lot due to their travels, but they're still really light. | |||
*The Lords of Hell are really lazy. They'll take a light soul over a heavy one just because it's easier to carry.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Travis Belmont|*Trevor doesn't talk all olde-timey like his descendant Steve, because Steve was just really into medieval reenactments and larping. | |||
*If you hadn't killed him, Trevor would've traded his leather shorts for thigh-high boots with his pants tucked into them, and a short-sleeved duster. So honestly, fashionwise it's for the best. | |||
*Susceptibility to stress-induced headaches is a weakness of draculas that you don't hear about very often, because it isn't very dramatic.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Travoltron|*None of Travoltron's limbs have telekinesis, because that isn't real. | {{ManuelEntry|Travoltron|*None of Travoltron's limbs have telekinesis, because that isn't real. | ||
*The password to Travoltron's central computer core is, of course, 'swordfish'. | *The password to Travoltron's central computer core is, of course, 'swordfish'. | ||
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*If you're having trouble getting motivated, by a second treadmill and have a scary monster run on it behind you. | *If you're having trouble getting motivated, by a second treadmill and have a scary monster run on it behind you. | ||
*If you must use a treadmill, at least hook it into the electricity in your dwelling so it'll serve some useful purpose.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | *If you must use a treadmill, at least hook it into the electricity in your dwelling so it'll serve some useful purpose.|attack=?|defense=?|hp=?}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|tree hugging hippy protestor|*There is unrest in the forest, there is trouble with the trees! | |||
*Soap is, like, just an idea man. | |||
*Bamboo, oak, teak, mahogany, and douglas fir can be grown and harvested sustainably!}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|tree loving hippy protestor|*The word brunch is derived from the word branch, because it's nestled like the crotch of a tree between two meals. | |||
*Protest is the sincerest form of flattery. | |||
*Pine needles are nature's perfume.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|trendy bugbear chef|*The last trend the chef tried was cooking without any carbs, refined sugar, oil, fat, meat, vegetables, or fruits. Dozens of bugbears died. | {{ManuelEntry|trendy bugbear chef|*The last trend the chef tried was cooking without any carbs, refined sugar, oil, fat, meat, vegetables, or fruits. Dozens of bugbears died. | ||
*Bugbears with abnormally pointy heads are encouraged to become chefs, because those little white hats fit perfectly. | *Bugbears with abnormally pointy heads are encouraged to become chefs, because those little white hats fit perfectly. | ||
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*Why do two skeletons stay at home on a Friday night? Because they can't get dates, because they are skeletons. | *Why do two skeletons stay at home on a Friday night? Because they can't get dates, because they are skeletons. | ||
*Two skeletons once walked into a bar, and ordered two beers. The bartender asked if they also wanted two mops, and they said "No, we can share a mop."}} | *Two skeletons once walked into a bar, and ordered two beers. The bartender asked if they also wanted two mops, and they said "No, we can share a mop."}} | ||
{{ManuelEntry|two-headed pteranodon with a two-headed bat inside it|*Inside you are two bat heads. No wait, I meant inside ''this thing'', not you.. | |||
*Eating bats has never caused a single problem for anybody in the world. | |||
*This pteranodon is twice as good a singer as Ozzy Osbourne.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|two-headed shadow bat|*In baseball, the opposite of a bat is a glove. | |||
*Baseball players only wear one glove at a time, though, so the opposite of two bats is actually that weird cage mask the catcher wears. | |||
*Strangely, the opposite of that catcher's mask is third base. Like the actual physical base, the thing you step on. Nobody can explain this logic, especially not me.}} | |||
{{ManuelEntry|Tyrannosaurus Tex|*How does Tyrannosaurus Tex put on his hat with those tiny arms? Nobody knows the answer to this question. | {{ManuelEntry|Tyrannosaurus Tex|*How does Tyrannosaurus Tex put on his hat with those tiny arms? Nobody knows the answer to this question. | ||
*Tyrannosaurus Tex's brain is about the size of a walnut! I guess not ''everything'' is bigger in Texas. | *Tyrannosaurus Tex's brain is about the size of a walnut! I guess not ''everything'' is bigger in Texas. | ||
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*The Big Wisniewski used to being a Radio DJ is a reference to Jeff Bridges's character (with Robin Williams as the whimsical hobo) in the film ''[[Wikipedia:The Fisher King|The Fisher King]]''. | *The Big Wisniewski used to being a Radio DJ is a reference to Jeff Bridges's character (with Robin Williams as the whimsical hobo) in the film ''[[Wikipedia:The Fisher King|The Fisher King]]''. | ||
*The Whole Kingdom's factoids are some of the lyrics to "[[Wikipedia:Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" by [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]]. | *The Whole Kingdom's factoids are some of the lyrics to "[[Wikipedia:Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" by [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]]. | ||
* The Thug 1 and Thug 2 factoid "He's not number 1, but it makes him try harder" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Avis Car Rental|Avis]]'s slogan "We try harder," originating from them being the second-largest rental car company. | |||
*One of the factoids for the Trippy Floating Head of the Mona Lisa references the theory that the painting is a gender-swapped portrait of the artist, [[Wikipedia:Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]]. | *One of the factoids for the Trippy Floating Head of the Mona Lisa references the theory that the painting is a gender-swapped portrait of the artist, [[Wikipedia:Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]]. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Vincent_Schiavelli|Vincent Schiavelli]] is the actor who played the ghost who taught the main character of the movie ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/ Ghost]'' how to interact with objects. | *[[Wikipedia:Vincent_Schiavelli|Vincent Schiavelli]] is the actor who played the ghost who taught the main character of the movie ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099653/ Ghost]'' how to interact with objects. |
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- The Big Wisniewski used to being a Radio DJ is a reference to Jeff Bridges's character (with Robin Williams as the whimsical hobo) in the film The Fisher King.
- The Whole Kingdom's factoids are some of the lyrics to "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads.
- The Thug 1 and Thug 2 factoid "He's not number 1, but it makes him try harder" is a reference to Avis's slogan "We try harder," originating from them being the second-largest rental car company.
- One of the factoids for the Trippy Floating Head of the Mona Lisa references the theory that the painting is a gender-swapped portrait of the artist, Leonardo da Vinci.
- Vincent Schiavelli is the actor who played the ghost who taught the main character of the movie Ghost how to interact with objects.
- The Unkillable Skeleton's second factoid is a reference to the Irresistible Force Paradox.
- The first factoid of the Troll Twins is the setup of the novel The Prestige and its film adaptation.
- The three skeletons' first factoid name-checks three famous trios:
- The Three Stooges (Larry, Curly and Mo)
- Donald Duck's nephews (Huey, Dewey, and Louie)
- The Three Musketeers (Athos, Porthos, and Aramis)